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Paralyzed Woman Uses First Mind-Controlled Robot Arm
May 17th, 2012 Using BrainGate, the world’s most advanced brain-computer interface, a woman with quadriplegia has used a mind-controlled robot arm to serve herself coffee — an act she hasn’t been able to perform for 15 years.
Man Builds Tesla Gun That Can Shoot 20,000 Volts of Electricity
May 15th, 2012 It may not make as much fashion statement as this crazy-looking Tesla coil hat, but it sure looks dangerous.
Sea Shepherd Founder Arrested – Needs Your Help!
May 15th, 2012 Urgent Call to Sea Shepherd Supporters – Help Save Captain Watson from Extradition to Costa Rica!
Russian Satellite’s 121-Megapixel Image of Earth is Most Detailed Yet
May 14th, 2012 The satellite takes a full image of Earth from its stationary point over 35,000 kilometers above the Indian Ocean every 30 minutes, providing the material for the video below.
Nanosheet Catalyst Discovered to Sustainably Split Hydrogen from Water
May 13th, 2012 Low-cost non-noble electrocatalyst efficiently generates hydrogen gas for fuel.
Non-genetic Inheritance of Longevity
May 13th, 2012 This study highlights the importance of environmental factors in the inheritance of complex traits. Our interaction with the world could have effects well beyond our life time.
Antarctic Octopuses 10,000km Apart “Genetically Similar”
May 10th, 2012 Data on octopuses from other parts of Antarctica, not separated by this particular ice sheet, support the theory that the creatures are genetically different.
Secrets Of The First Practical Artificial Leaf
May 10th, 2012 The artificial leaf has a sunlight collector sandwiched between two films that generate oxygen and hydrogen gas.
Babies’ Brains Benefit From Music Lessons
May 10th, 2012 The great thing about music is, everyone loves it and everyone can learn simple interactive musical games together.
Ontario Has New Strategy To Entice Motorists To Go Electric
May 10th, 2012 The province has set aside $60 million over the next three years for electric vehicle incentives and the charging infrastructure.
Light from Alien Super-Earth Seen for 1st Time
May 9th, 2012 Light from an alien “super-Earth” twice the size of our own Earth has been detected by a NASA space telescope for the first time in what astronomers are calling a historic achievement.
Dinosaur Farts May Have Warmed Prehistoric Earth
May 7th, 2012 The gassy emissions from these giant dinosaurs may have been enough to warm the Earth, the researchers say.
The Origin of Mysterious, Dark-Skinned Blonds Discovered
May 7th, 2012 Now, researchers have found the single gene that explains these fair tresses.
Nanoscientists Find Long-Sought Majorana Particle
May 4th, 2012 Nanoscientist Leo Kouwenhoven already caused great excitement among scientists in February by presenting the preliminary results at a scientific congress.
Wind Turbines That Learn Like Humans
April 30th, 2012 Depending on the weather, wind turbines can face whispering breezes or gale-force gusts. Such variable conditions make extracting the maximum power from the turbines a tricky control problem, but a collaboration of Chinese researchers may have found a novel solution in human-inspired learning models.
White Killer Whale Spotted—Only One in the World?
April 27th, 2012 “Handsome” whale may be the only known all-white adult orca.
Fiberglass Fibers Cause Lung Diseases And Cancer
April 26th, 2012 The fiberglass industry is circling their wagons, and you can’t rely on government agencies.
Is Imprisonment By Robot Jailers Coming Soon?
April 26th, 2012 With jails fuller than ever and government budgets being slashed, is the future of prisoner management the robo-correctional officer.
If You Have a Smart Phone, Anyone Can Now Track Your Every Move
April 23rd, 2012 Navizon I.T.S. makes it easy to pinpoint Wi-Fi devices anywhere its listening nodes are installed.
The Deadly Poison Lurking In Your Car’s Air Bags
April 23rd, 2012 Sodium azide (NaN3) is a highly volatile and highly poisonous compound which is used to inflate airbags when a collision causes the sodium azide to violently explode and inflate the airbags.
Spike In US Autism Rates Linked To High-Fructose Corn Syrup Consumption
April 23rd, 2012 High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), mercury in vaccines, and agricultural pesticides are among the many cofactors that contribute to the onset of autism spectrum disorders, all of which deserve more attention from health authorities than they are currently getting.
Green Tea Extract Coupled With Quercetin Kills Cancer Tumor Cells
April 23rd, 2012 Compounds in green tea act as powerful antioxidants that can promote apoptosis or programmed cell death, a mechanism missing in cancer cells that permits uncontrolled cell growth.
Near Death, Explained
April 23rd, 2012 New science is shedding light on what really happens during out-of-body experiences — with shocking results.
In France, A Reactor Is Being Built Which Will Make Stars
April 18th, 2012 At extremely high temperatures, hydrogen nuclei will fuse to form helium, spitting out more energy than the process consumes, something that has never yet been achieved by a human-made device.
Fed Up With Steroids and Asthma Inhalers? Try The Benefits Of Herbs As Natural Treatment For Asthma
April 18th, 2012 Natural treatment for asthma helps reduce acute asthma attacks, manage chronic asthma and helps those with general trouble breathing.
Pharmaceutical Company Spends Millions Studying How To Steal Black Cohosh Component As Potential Treatment For Alzheimer’s
April 18th, 2012 Black cohosh extract as it is currently available might be an effective way to prevent or even mitigate Alzheimer’s symptoms without the need for an actual drug.
Escape The Nicotine Prison, Go From E-cigs To No-cigs
April 18th, 2012 People just want a way out, and e-cigs shine a little bit of light at the end of that tunnel.
Methanol Toxicity From Aspartame May Cause Autism, Spina Bifida, Preterm Delivery And More
April 18th, 2012 Once methanol runs the gauntlet of first-pass metabolism, its detoxification is no longer exclusive to the liver.
CIA Super Spy Centers Near Completion
April 13th, 2012 The CIA’s plan to spy on every American by bugging everything—clock radios, phones, refrigerators, everything—is ready to be operational as soon as Big Brother’s super spy centers can go online. They will not only track everything you say and do, but will be able to correlate all the data they have been collecting for [...]
The First Universal Quantum Network
April 13th, 2012 The network’s construction is ingenious. Each node is represented by a single rubidium atom, trapped inside a reflective optical cavity. |
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